Bedspread



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BEDSPREAD Filed April 16, 1962 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG. 8

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EMANUEL GRUBER ATTORNEY Apnl 7, 1964 E. GRUBER 3,127,621

BEDSPREAD Filed April 16, 19 2 Sheets-Sh eet 2 INVENTOR fi- .L EMANUEL GRUBER wed/a ATTORNEY United States Patent M 3,127,621 BEDfiPREAD Emanuel Gruher, 6509 Colgate Ave., Los Angeles 48, Calif. Filed Apr. 16, 1962, Ser. No. 187,852 8 Claims. (Cl. 334) This invention pertains to a bedspread, and more particularly to a spread convertible to different styles and for more than one kind of bed.

Normally a bedspread must be made for an exact purpose and gives but one kind of styling. Where it is desired to change appearances or apply a spread to different beds such as a poster bed, special spreads must be supplied for each individual use.

According to the provisions of this invention, however, a single spread can fulfill all normal requirements. It can be used either as a tailored spread or as a throw spread having flounces at the corners. In addition, by simple conversion it can be used with poster beds, having provision to accommodate the post between the side and end skirts. This is accomplished by means of a simple design in which the side skirt is provided with an extension that can be allowed to hang free to provide a bell for the throw style. It may be secured beneath the front flounce for a tailored appearance, and is fastened under the side skirt when the spread is used with a poster bed. The conversion from one style to another is accomplished in a matter of moments.

Therefore, it is an object of this invention to provide a bedspread usable with different styles and for different types of beds.

Another object of this invention is to provide a bedspread convertible in style in a few moments by the simple folding and securing of a piece of material.

An additional object of this invention is to provide a bedspread convertible in style yet simply and economically constructed.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bedspread giving a neat and attractive appearance in a variety of styles.

These and other objects will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the spread of this invention as applied to a conventional bed in throw style,

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary end elevational view of the arrangement of FIG. 1,

FIG. 3 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 1 but illustrating the spread arranged in tailored styling,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view showing the manner in which the spread is folded to form the tailored styling, I

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view similar to FIG. 4 showing the completion of the tailored corner,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a type of fastener usable in conjunction with the spread of this invention,

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the manner in which the spread of the invention is folded when used with poster-type beds,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary end view of the corner of the skirt extension illustrating the manner in which it carries two fastener elements, and

FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 8 but with the folding of the spread complete.

With reference to the drawing, there may be seen in FIG. 1 a bed having a headboard 1 and covered with the spread 2 of this invention. As the spread is arranged in FIG. 1 it gives a throw style having bells 3 and 4 at the corners of the foot. The flounces 3 and 4 hang neatly downward from the upper edge of the rectangular central portion 5 of the spread and are positioned exactly 3,127,621 Patented Apr. 7, 1964 between the side and end skirts. Any fabric or other material normally used for bedspreads may be used for the device of this invention.

Within a few moments the spread may be changed to give the tailored style of FIG. 3. Here the bells 3 and 4 have disappeared giving the spread a contoured appearance tailored to fit the dimensions of the bed.

In order to permit the conversion from one style to another the spread 2 is constructed to include extensions on the side skirts. Thus, as seen in FIG. 4, the side skirt 6 goes to the end of central portion 5 of the spread, and has also an extension 7 beyond the end. This extension has an upper edge 8 that forms a continuation of the upper edge 9 of the side skirt 6. The lower edge 10 of the extension 7 curves downwardly to the juncture between the bottom edge 11 and the vertical edge 12 of the side skirt 6. A similar arrangement, of course, is provided on the opposite side of the spread.

By virtue of this construction, therefore, the extension 7 and its counterpart on the opposite side of the bed may be left free to hang downwardly as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. It will naturally bell outwardly at its bottom edge to provide the attractively curved corner sections 3 and 4. This will permit the edge 8 of the extension 7 to hang downwardly in a substantially vertical direction, and it will fit slightly beneath the edge 12a of the end skirt 13. Preferably the upper edge 8 of the extension 7 is substantially equal in length to the vertical edge 12 of the side skirt. This permits the bell to hang down neatly at the corner without creases.

When converting to the tailored styling of FIG. 3, however, the extension 7 is folded inwardly and fastened beneath the end flounce 13. This is accomplished as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The extension 7 is folded around the end of the bed along the vertical edge 12 at the end of the skirt 6. The upper edge 8 of the extension is positioned substantially in alignment with the upper edge 14 of the end skirt 13. The outer corner of the extension 7 includes a suitable fastener by which it is secured either to the undersurface of the skirt 13 adjacent the edge 14, or to the edge portion of the central part 5 of the spread. Hence, with the extension 7 of the side skirt 6 folded at right angles and secured at its upper edge, a neat tailored corner is provided. When the end skirt 13 drops down over the end of the bed, as in the position of FIG. 5, it fully covers the extension 7 of the side skirt, and what formerly was a fiounce is now completely hidden.

Different types of fastener devices may be utilized in securing the extension 7 to its position at the end of the bed. This could be, for example, a conventional snap fastener. One particularly suitable type of fastener is shown in FIG. 6. This unit 15 is in two sections 16 and 17, one of which is secured to the extension 7, and the other to the element to which the extension is connected. The section 16 includes a flat backing strip 18 of fabric or the like, and on its inner face has a mat 19 of fibrous material. The other segment 17 of the fastener includes a similar backing strip Ztl which carries a plurality of outwardly projecting flexible loops 21. These loops are of split construction. Therefore, when the fastener is forced together, the loops embed themselves within the mat 19 and provide a secure attachment. This type of fastener has the advantage of a long life, while it lies flat and will not result in a bulge beneath the surface of the spread.

In addition to providing either the throw or tailored styling, as described above, the spread of this invention is usable where poster beds are encountered. Of course, for such beds a spread must be provided with a split corner in order to accommodate the vertically extending post. This follows as a natural consequence of the design of this invention. For poster beds, as seen in FIG.

7, instead of folding the extension 7 around the end of the bed it is doubled back beneath the outer surface of the side skirt 6. Thus it is folded along the vertical end edge 12 of the side skirt so that the upper edge 8 of the extension lies immediately beneath the edge 9 of the side skirt. A second fastener device 22 is provided on the opposite side of the end corner of the extension 7 (see FIG. 8), and joins with a fastener element 23 provided beneath the skirt 6 adjacent its upper edge. Thus in only a few moments the extension 7 may be doubled back beneath the skirt 6 and secured at its upper edge. This separates the side skirt 6 from the end skirt 13 so that the spread may hang in the normal manner without interference from the vertically extending post 24 at the corner of the bed.

While it is preferred normally to form the corner extensions as continuations of the side skirts, they may alternatively be secured to the end skirt of the spread.

From the foregoing it can be seen that I have provided a bedspread that is much more versatile than conventional designs. It allows styling variations without necessitating the purchase of separate bedspreads. Conversion from one to the other is accomplished without difficulty and requires no skill. Nevertheless, the spread has a .particularly neat and attractive appearance. Furthermore, it is equally usable where poster beds are encountered.

The foregoing detailed description is to be clearly understood as given by way of illustration and example only, the spirit and scope of this invention being limited solely by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A bedspread device comprising a sheet member,

a side skirt extending downwardly from one side of said sheet member,

an end skirt extending down from one end of said sheet member to define a corner with said side skirt,

a flounce at said corner hanging downwardly and outwardly thereof,

said flounce being formed as an extension of one of said skirts and being selectively positionable beneath said one skirt and beneath the other skirt, and fastener means at said side skirt and said end skirt for securing said flounce in either of said positions.

2. A convertible bedspread device comprising a sheet of flexible material having a substantially rectangular central portion,

a substantially rectangular end skirt extending downwardly from one end of said central portion,

a duality of side skirts,

said side skirts being positioned on either side of said central portion and extending downwardly therefrom,

each of said side skirts having an extension adjacent said end skirt, each of said extensions being selectively positionable beneath said end skirt, beneath the side skirt to which it is attached, and outwardly of said skirts at said corner, and fastener means for said skirts and said extension for securing said extension in said positions beneath said skirts.

3. A convertible bedspread comprising a flexible sheet of material having a central portion, a side skirt portion, and an end skirt portion,

said side and end skirt portions being positionable substantially at right angles with said central portion of said sheet, and at right angles to each other to define a corner,

one of said skirt portions at said corner having an extension having an upper edge and a lower edge converging with said upper edge at a location outwardly of said corner; and releasable fastener means for positioning said extension selectively in a doubled over position beneath said one skirt portion and in a second position folded around said corner and beneath the other skirt portion.

4. A device as recited in claim 3 in which said releasable fastener means includes a fastener element on either side of the distal corner of said extension, and a fastener element on the underside of either of said skirt portions, said last mentioned fastener elements being adjacent the top edges of said skirt portions, and remote from said distal corner, one of said last mentioned fastener elements being engageable with the fastener element on one side of said distal corner, and the other of said last mentioned fastener elements being engageable with the fastener element on the other side of said distal corner.

5. A device as recited in claim 3 in which the upper edge of said extension forms a continuation of the upper edge of said one skirt portion,

and said lower edge of said extension is curvilinear and extends to the lower edge of said one skirt portion.

6. A device as recited in claim 5 in which said upper edge is substantially equal in length to the width of said one skirt.

7. A convertible bedspread device comprising a flexible sheet member of substantially rectangular configuration,

a rectangular side skirt at either longitudinal edge of said sheet member,

a rectangular end skirt at one end of said sheet member,

said end skirt extending between said longitudinal edges, said skirts being of substantially the same width for hanging downwardly along the sides and foot of a bed with which said sheet member is associated, each of said side skirts having an extension thereon at the end of the side skirt adjacent said end skirt,

each of said extensions having a first edge aligned with and forming an extension of the longitudinal edge of said sheet memher, and a second edge extending upwardly from the outer edge of said side skirt to the outer end of said first edge of said extension, and releasable fastener means for selectively securing said extensions in juxtaposition with said end panel and releasing said extensions to hang loosely at the corners of a bed.

8. A device as recited in claim 7 in which said second edge of each of said extensions is convexly curvilinear.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,267,593 Roever May 28, 1918 2,717,437 De Mestral Sept. 16, 1952 2,972,756 Monier et al. Feb. 28, 1961 3,066,323 Kintner Dec. 4, 1962 

1. A BEDSPREAD DEVICE COMPRISING A SHEET MEMBER, A SIDE SKIRT EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM ONE SIDE OF SAID SHEET MEMBER, AN END SKIRT EXTENDING DOWN FROM ONE END OF SAID SHEET MEMBER TO DEFINE A CORNER WITH SAID SIDE SKIRT, A FLOUNCE AT SAID CORNER HANGING DOWNWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY THEREOF, SAID FLOUNCE BEING FORMED AS AN EXTENSION OF ONE OF SAID SKIRTS AND BEING SELECTIVELY POSITIONABLE BENEATH SAID ONE SKIRT AND BENEATH THE OTHER SKIRT, AND FASTENER MEANS AT SAID SIDE SKIRT AND SAID END SKIRT FOR SECURING SAID FLOUNCE IN EITHER OF SAID POSITIONS. 